{"product_id":"everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-lacan-but-were-afraid-to-ask-hitchcock-9781844676217","title":"Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Lacan But Were Afraid to Ask Hitchcock","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Slavoj Zizek\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Verso Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Verso Books\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Music, Theatre \u0026amp; Films\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors bring to bear an unrivaled enthusiasm and theoretical sweep on the entire Hitchcock oeuvre, analyzing movies such as \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e. Starting from the premise that 'everything has meaning, ' the authors examine the films' ostensible narrative content and formal procedures to discover a rich proliferation of hidden ideological and psychic mechanisms. But Hitchcock is also a bait to lure the reader into a serious Marxist and Lacanian exploration of the construction of meaning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extraordinary landmark in Hitchcock studies, this new edition features a brand-new essay by philosopher Slavoj Žižek, presenter of Sophie Fiennes's three-part documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Pervert's Guide to Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45413275009175,"sku":"9781844676217","price":2443.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781844676217.webp?v=1767444639","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-lacan-but-were-afraid-to-ask-hitchcock-9781844676217","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}